E L Cuenca
Biographic Data
| ID | 55765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E L Cuenca |
| GIVEN NAMES | E L |
| FAMILY NAME | Cuenca |
| SIGNATURE | CUENCA E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas A&M University-Victoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1174-4975 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Coloniality and Colonialism in Urban Customary Law
Otherness” in the Middle Ages
Bureaucratic secrecy and the regulation of knowledge in Europe over the longue durée
In his now-classic mediation on the sociology of secrecy, Georg Simmel cautioned that while ‘human interaction is conditioned by the capacity to speak, it is [also] shaped by the capacity to be silent’. 1 As historians, we are trained to see what is present, what is material, and what has effect. Investigating absence, on the other hand, as rewarding as it can be when we are able to reconstruct the seemingly unknowable, can lead us astray with sp…
Oath-taking and the politics of secrecy in medieval and early modern British towns
In premodern Britain civic officials took oaths in solemn ceremonies in full view of their colleagues and fellow citizens. This article examines oaths ranging from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries from 31 towns in England, Scotland, and Ireland to demonstrate how officials were ritually enjoined to keep secrets. The act of governing necessitated the keeping of secrets to ensure the protection of the town's interests. But oath-taking wa…
Normans’ vs. ‘Saxons’
Building on Benedict Anderson’s idea about the nation being a fictive construct—an imagined community of people who see themselves as sovereign, exclusive, and one with a shared history—this article examines how the race-based opposition between ‘Saxons’ and ‘Normans’ in histories about the Angevin period was popularized in the 19th century, and how this idea was integrated into the stories of three popular films in the following century: The Adv…
Alternative facts” and St. Thomas Becket in the waning days of the Trump Presidency
This article examines the executive proclamation, issued by Donald Trump in late December 2020, celebrating the 850th anniversary of St. Thomas Becket's martyrdom. This executive proclamation is best seen as an example of the “alternative facts” that came to popularize the politics of the Trump era. Trump's Becket proclamation is an important text that represents the conservative push towards an understanding of history rooted in ideology but als…
Olivette Otele, African Europeans
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The Verge
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Bad Customs, Civic Ordinances, and “Customary Time” in Medieval and Early Modern English Urban Law
This article examines 45 preambles in collections of urban customary law (called custumals) from 32 premodern towns in England between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Urban custom was the local law of English towns, and constituted traditions and privileges that gained legal force over time. How lawmakers conceived of “bad” custom—that is, the desuetude or corruption of custom—was crucial to the intellectual framework of urban law. Evidence …
Constructing a Civic Community in Late Medieval London
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The Rains of Castamere
This article closely examines the song 'The Rains of Castamere', from the television series Game of Thrones (2011-19), to draw broader conclusions about how 'medieval' music manifests in contemporary popular culture and how music for television has become increasingly important in the last few decades. This article argues for the relevance of 'The Rains of Castamere' in popular music from three perspectives: first, as a musical adaptation of the …
Town clerks and the authorship of custumals in medieval England
This article examines the expertise and duties of clerks in medieval English towns, particularly their roles in creating custumals, or collections of written customs. Customs could regulate trade, office-holding, prostitution and even public nuisance. Many clerks were anonymous, and their contributions to custumals understudied. The careers of relatively well-known clerks, however, do provide insights into how some clerks shaped custumals into ci…
Normans’ vs. ‘Saxons’
Building on Benedict Anderson’s idea about the nation being a fictive construct—an imagined community of people who see themselves as sovereign, exclusive, and one with a shared history—this article examines how the race-based opposition between ‘Saxons’ and ‘Normans’ in histories about the Angevin period was popularized in the 19th century, and how this idea was integrated into the stories of three popular films in the following century: The Adv…
Bad Customs, Civic Ordinances, and “Customary Time” in Medieval and Early Modern English Urban Law
This article examines 45 preambles in collections of urban customary law (called custumals) from 32 premodern towns in England between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Urban custom was the local law of English towns, and constituted traditions and privileges that gained legal force over time. How lawmakers conceived of “bad” custom—that is, the desuetude or corruption of custom—was crucial to the intellectual framework of urban law. Evidence …
Alternative facts” and St. Thomas Becket in the waning days of the Trump Presidency
This article examines the executive proclamation, issued by Donald Trump in late December 2020, celebrating the 850th anniversary of St. Thomas Becket's martyrdom. This executive proclamation is best seen as an example of the “alternative facts” that came to popularize the politics of the Trump era. Trump's Becket proclamation is an important text that represents the conservative push towards an understanding of history rooted in ideology but als…
Town clerks and the authorship of custumals in medieval England
This article examines the expertise and duties of clerks in medieval English towns, particularly their roles in creating custumals, or collections of written customs. Customs could regulate trade, office-holding, prostitution and even public nuisance. Many clerks were anonymous, and their contributions to custumals understudied. The careers of relatively well-known clerks, however, do provide insights into how some clerks shaped custumals into ci…
Constructing a Civic Community in Late Medieval London
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Rains of Castamere
This article closely examines the song 'The Rains of Castamere', from the television series Game of Thrones (2011-19), to draw broader conclusions about how 'medieval' music manifests in contemporary popular culture and how music for television has become increasingly important in the last few decades. This article argues for the relevance of 'The Rains of Castamere' in popular music from three perspectives: first, as a musical adaptation of the …
Bad Customs, Civic Ordinances, and “Customary Time” in Medieval and Early Modern English Urban Law
This article examines 45 preambles in collections of urban customary law (called custumals) from 32 premodern towns in England between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Urban custom was the local law of English towns, and constituted traditions and privileges that gained legal force over time. How lawmakers conceived of “bad” custom—that is, the desuetude or corruption of custom—was crucial to the intellectual framework of urban law. Evidence …
Alternative facts” and St. Thomas Becket in the waning days of the Trump Presidency
This article examines the executive proclamation, issued by Donald Trump in late December 2020, celebrating the 850th anniversary of St. Thomas Becket's martyrdom. This executive proclamation is best seen as an example of the “alternative facts” that came to popularize the politics of the Trump era. Trump's Becket proclamation is an important text that represents the conservative push towards an understanding of history rooted in ideology but als…
Olivette Otele, African Europeans
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Verge
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Bureaucratic secrecy and the regulation of knowledge in Europe over the longue durée
In his now-classic mediation on the sociology of secrecy, Georg Simmel cautioned that while ‘human interaction is conditioned by the capacity to speak, it is [also] shaped by the capacity to be silent’. 1 As historians, we are trained to see what is present, what is material, and what has effect. Investigating absence, on the other hand, as rewarding as it can be when we are able to reconstruct the seemingly unknowable, can lead us astray with sp…
Oath-taking and the politics of secrecy in medieval and early modern British towns
In premodern Britain civic officials took oaths in solemn ceremonies in full view of their colleagues and fellow citizens. This article examines oaths ranging from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries from 31 towns in England, Scotland, and Ireland to demonstrate how officials were ritually enjoined to keep secrets. The act of governing necessitated the keeping of secrets to ensure the protection of the town's interests. But oath-taking wa…
Normans’ vs. ‘Saxons’
Building on Benedict Anderson’s idea about the nation being a fictive construct—an imagined community of people who see themselves as sovereign, exclusive, and one with a shared history—this article examines how the race-based opposition between ‘Saxons’ and ‘Normans’ in histories about the Angevin period was popularized in the 19th century, and how this idea was integrated into the stories of three popular films in the following century: The Adv…
Otherness” in the Middle Ages
Coloniality and Colonialism in Urban Customary Law
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